A lot of people still believed in little green men from Mars and antennaed
beings from Venus in the middle of the last century. For that matter, no
planet or star was ruled out as host to intelligent life back in the day.
Recall that it was only two decades earlier (1938) that Orson Welles created
a panic with his Halloween broadcast of "The
War of the Worlds." Some still believed that the "canali" recorded by
astronomer
Giovanni Schiaparelli were elaborate water distribution systems constructed
by Martian citizens for distributing water. Venus, though mysteriously shrouded
by clouds, surely hosted a civilization far superior to Earth's. This 1/2A
control line model represents what was a common planform for unidentified
flying objects based on "sightings." Most were either cigar or saucer shaped;
Venusian Scout honors the latter. A paper plate, halved ping pong balls,
and a bat-wing-like vertical fin serve as the shape-giving elements for
that authentic look.

Venusian
Scout:

An Out-of-This-World Job!
By Roy L. Clough, Jr.

No article accompanied these plans.

Venusian Scout Plans

Notice:

The AMA Plans Service offers a full-size
version of many of the plans show here at a very reasonable cost. They will scale the plans any size for you. It is always
best to buy printed plans because my scanner versions often have distortions that can cause parts to fit poorly. Purchasing
plans also help to support the operation of the Academy of Model
Aeronautics - the #1 advocate for model aviation throughout the world. If the AMA no longer has this plan on file, I
will be glad to send you my higher resolution version.

Even during the busiest times of my life I have endeavored to maintain some form of model
building activity. This site has been created to help me chronicle my journey through
a lifelong involvement in model aviation, which
all began in Mayo, MD
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